Carcass-elevator.



' PATBNTED MAY '7, 1907.

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cARcAss BLBVATOR. APPLICATION FILED PEB. 1B. 1907.

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ALFRED HANNAFORD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARCASS-ELEVATOR.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 190'?.

Application filed February 18, 1907. Serial No. 357,828.

T0 all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED HANNAFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carcass-Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an overhead inclined carrier or elevator for packing houses, and the invention consists in the novel construction of parts and devices and in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown and described, and more particular specified in the claims.

In the accompanying' drawing, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved carcass elevator. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top or plan view ofthe carrying chain.

In the said drawing 11, 11, are a series of hangers secured by bolts to the inclined beam l2. close to the beam 12 are secured the two parallel track pieces 13, 13, bolted to the hanger 11. A nd at the bottom of said hanger is secured the single track bar 14, bolted and extending from hanger to hanger. Riding in the track way is the endless carrier chain 15 having at short intervals thereon and secured thereto the double depending members 16, 16, to which is axially pivoted the trolley wheel 17. The upper or foremost edge of the members 16 is cut to conform approximately to a vertical line, as indicated in Fig. l. Upon the upper portion of the 1ne1nber 16 is mounted the four caster Wheels 1S, which ride on the under/surface of the chain way 13, 13. The trolley wheel 17 rides on the track 14. The rolling hook hanger is shown at 19, With its trolley wheel at 20. The trolley Wheel 20 rides upon the track 14 and carries the meat hook 21 at its loWer-.

most part.

In operation the rolling hook hanger is placed upon the inclined track, as indicated in Fig. 1, and the carcass is hung upon its hook. The advance of the chain up the incline carries the depending members into At the top portion of thehanger and contact With the rolling meat hanger and pushes the latter on its trolley wheel up the track, thus elevating the carcass, if the elevation of the carcass be required. There it is desired to lower the carcass the chain is run in the Opposite direction, and now the thrust being largely against the upper track is eased and modiiied by the rollers 18, which aid to move them in both the up and down direction.

The construction it will be noted is direct and simple, and all of the thrust and pull are in direct line Without any side draft or lateral leverage.

I claim:

41. The overhead packing house chain elevator, vwherein is combined the hanger suspended from above, the chain way supported in the upper portion of said hanger, the load track supported in the lower portion of said hanger, the chain traversing said chain Way, a vertically depending part carried by the chain for engaging the rolling hanger, and the trolley Wheel on said dependent part riding on the load carrying track, together With the hook hanger itself provided with a trolley Wheel, said tracks being arranged in an inclined position, substantially as speciiied.

2. The inclined elevator, comprising in combination a chain Way track above and a load carrying track beneath, a carrying chain, a dependent part from said chain, a trolley wheel on said dependent part, and a hook hanger provided with a trolley wheel, substantially as specified.

3. The inclined elevator, comprising in combination a chain Way track above and a load carrying track beneath, a carrying chain, a dependent part from said chain, a trolley Wheel on said dependent part, a hook provided with a trolley Wheel, the dependent part being provided with rollers at its upper end to bear against the under surface of the chain carrying track, substantially as speciiied.

ALFRED HANNAFORD. Witnesses:

H. M, MUNDAY, WILLIAM A. GEIGER. 

